Production Designer Alexandra Schaller joins me to talk about crafting the haunting world of TRAIN DREAMS, the Netflix adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella.
We unpack how the cabin became a full character, why the fire tower and logging camp were such ambitious builds, and how shooting almost entirely with natural light and candles shaped every design choice. Alexandra shares how she worked with the director, DP, set decorator, props, greens, and scenic teams to make Washington’s landscape feel intimate, mythic, and deeply emotional.
Topics include:
Turning landscape into story
Building and rebuilding the cabin across time
Designing the fire tower and logging environments
Color as emotion, especially Gladys’s yellow
Planes, trains, and giant trees on an indie budget
The reality of remote locations, weather, and limited resources
Listen if you love production design, set decoration, indie films, Netflix originals, and craft-forward conversationswith the people who build the worlds on screen.
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Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Let's take a quick look back at the top episodes of 2025, best reads and much gratitude for making the podcast top of the charts in many counties.
A deep dive into Avatar: Fire and Ash with Production Designers Dylan Cole and Ben Procter and Set Decorator Vanessa Cole. This episode breaks down why Avatar is “live action by other means,” how practical builds and reference testing support performance capture, and how story + design influence each other throughout the process.
Topics include the Ash People (volcanic wasteland inspiration, a bold black/white/red palette, and the idea of a village inside a burnt Great Tree trunk), the intricate craftsmanship of the Wind Traders (including 3,500+ feet of braided rope), and the evolving visual culture of the RDA. If you love production design, set decoration, worldbuilding, and behind-the-scenes filmmaking — this one’s for you.
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Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Today’s episode is a double-feature for design nerds. First, I’m sharing Production Designer Loo Sung He on Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice—in a first-ever translator format where I’m reading her responses. Then we switch to TV with my full audio interview on Overcompensating with Production Designer Shayne Fox and Set Decorator Erika Lobko. Film first, TV second—two deep dives, one episode.
First, Production Designer Ryu Seong-hie (Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice) answers Kim Wannop’s questions in a unique format: the interview was conducted through a translator, and Kim reads Ryu’s translated responses on the show. Ryu breaks down how the film’s spaces carry character and pressure—especially Man-su’s home, built around a 1970s Korean “French House” ideal (mid-century suburban planning with French Provincial influence), plus the way greenery and color shift as the story darkens.
Then the episode switches to TV with the full audio interview on Overcompensating featuring Production Designer Shayne Fox and Set Decorator Erika Lobko. They dive into building the show’s visual language—tone, texture, location choices, and the practical realities of designing and decorating a world that feels specific, modern, and lived-in.
If you love production design, set design, set decoration, art department craft, and behind-the-scenes filmmaking, follow Decorating Pages Podcast for more conversations with the creatives shaping what you see on screen.
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Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Sinners is the kind of movie where you can pause any frame and feel the history.
Ryan Coogler’s 1932 Mississippi Delta vampire epic follows twin brothers (both played by Michael B. Jordan) who open a juke joint in an old sawmill, only to collide with vampires, the Klan, and a century of American sins. The film has become one of 2025’s most acclaimed releases, with strong box office, critics’ scores, and early awards – putting it squarely in Best Picture conversations. (Wikipedia)
In this episode of Decorating Pages, Emmy-winning set decorator Kim Wannop sits down with Oscar-winning Production Designer Hannah Beachler (Black Panther) and Set Decorator Monique Champagne (Nickel Boys, Sinners) to talk about how they built the film’s world from the ground up:
Churches, houses, and stores placed like tiny islands on vast plantation landscapes
Annie’s house as a warm, healing, hoodoo-and-capitalism space, one of the emotional hearts of the movie
A downtown resurrected from empty, moldy buildings into a living 1930s Black business district
The juke joint as a complete building you can shoot 360º – including upper levels, real water, and safely-distanced alligators
The film’s bold red/white/blue color story and how production design, set decoration, costume, and lighting keep that palette humming across the film
If you loved Sinners or you’re tracking the craft side of awards season, this conversation is a deep dive into how design and decoration carry history, politics, and horror in one of the year’s most visually powerful films.
Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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In this episode of Decorating Pages, Emmy-winning set decorator Kim Wannop sits down with Production Designer Cara Brower to talk about designing Hedda, Amazon MGM Studios’ new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler—now streaming on Prime Video.
Brower—whose credits include Candyman, The Marvels, Twin Peaks: The Return, Us, and Hail, Caesar!—explains how she found and transformed a single English country estate into Hedda’s entire universe: grand staircase, dark entry hall, sensual bedroom, secret telephone nook, glass conservatory with a deadly chandelier, and a lakeside bonfire that bookends the story.
The conversation digs into:
How Ibsen’s original themes of power, boredom, control, and societal constraints on women informed the design choices
Layering Victorian architecture with Art Deco curves, 1960s-inspired pattern, and bold modern art so Hedda’s home feels like a socialite’s act of rebellion
Designing Hedda’s bedroom as a cold, sensual, almost Hollywood-boudoir space that belongs entirely to her
The engineering and cross-department chaos behind the film’s glass chandelier set piece
Why shooting mostly on location—with minimal VFX—makes the film feel more immediate and theatrical
Perfect listening if you love period drama, literary history, and extremely opinionated wallpaper.
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Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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In this episode of Decorating Pages, I’m talking with costume designer Jennifer Johnson about the wild, layered costume design of Bugonia, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone.
We start with Michelle’s single, unforgettable look: a McQueen-inspired power suit, custom skirt and burgundy overcoat all chosen to telegraph power, control, and a character who always feels slightly out of step with the people around her.
Jennifer and I dive into:
shaving Emma Stone’s head on camera and designing the basement sequence so Michelle stays powerful, not sexualized
putting her into Teddy’s mother’s pink floral dress and how that small costume change completely shifts the emotional balance
building Teddy’s world from a real beekeeper’s aged, smoke-stained suit and letting that grime drive both costume and set choices
custom-making Teddy and Don’s suits with vintage fabrics so they feel like real, lived-in “dad suits” on VistaVision
collaborating with production designer James Price on the film’s climactic council scene: a highly stylized, organic space built from miles of hand-knotted crinoline that feels part ritual, part biology, and totally unique
If you’re obsessed with costume design, production design, set decoration, and the craft of visual storytelling, this Bugonia episode is a deep dive into how far one team will go to make every stitch and stain matter
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Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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In this Thanksgiving edition of Decorating Pages, I’m giving thanks for the prop houses and vendors that keep film and TV sets alive.
I’m joined first by Fausto from Hollywood Studio Gallery, one of Los Angeles’ most important art rental houses. He shares the history of HSG, how he went from “shipping and receiving” to 35 years in the gallery, what changed when clearance rules tightened, and how they curate artwork for everything from kids rooms and hospitals to the White House.
Then I talk with Set Decorator Rich Murray (Only Murders in the Building, The Penguin, The Diplomat). Rich breaks down his favorite New York and East Coast prop resources – Newel, Eclectic Encore, Prop N Spoon, State Supply, Gotham Props, Fennec Props – plus the auction houses and antique warehouses in Connecticut, New Jersey, Philly, Hudson and beyond. We talk about sending trucks out for estate sales, using museum collections for cleared art, and how those “one stop” prop houses in LA compare to the patchwork system in New York.
If you love set decoration, production design, prop houses, and behind-the-scenes craft, this is a full-on love letter to the people who help us dress sets, solve clearance problems, and keep the doors open in a tough economy.
Listen in for shout-outs to Warner Bros, Universal, History for Hire, Advanced Liquidators, Nest, Newel, and many more – and for a reminder of why losing even one prop house is such a huge loss for the industry.
Topics:
History of Hollywood Studio Gallery and art rental in LA
How clearance really works for artwork on film and TV
LA prop houses Kim leans on for everyday sets and period pieces
New York prop houses and auctions Rich uses for Only Murders, The Penguin & The Diplomat
Estate sales, antique warehouses, and museum collections as design tools
Why decorators are genuinely thankful for prop houses
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Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Award winning Production Designer Tamara Deverell joins me to unpack the production design of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein with Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the creature for Netflix—from an Arctic ship frozen in ice to a vaulted tiled crypt and a towering Medusa-watched lab.
Tamara has been collaborating with Guillermo for more than two decades, starting with Mimic and continuing through The Strain, Star Trek: Discovery, Nightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, and Priscilla. In 2023 she won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for Cabinet of Curiosities, and her latest work on Frankenstein pushes that world-building even further. (tamaradeverell.com)
In this episode we talk about:
Designing 119 sets across Canada and the UK
Building a 135-foot ship on a gimbal and surrounding it with a hand-sculpted ice field
Creating the tower lab with its Medusa wall, circular window, and massive battery columns
Victor’s crooked Edinburgh apartment and the influence of Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein art
The white, vaulted, moss-covered crypt where the creature is held
Scouting Scotland, turning Lake Nipissing into the Arctic, and balancing practical builds with VFX
If you love production design, set decoration, and deep dives into how films are built from the ground up, this episode is for you.
Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Production Designer Erin Magill and Set Decorator Melissa Licht unpack the look of On Swift Horses—a 1950s romance threading Vegas casinos, racetracks, track-home suburbia, and coded queer spaces. We cover the Disney Ranch farmhouse and diner, Santa Anita interiors/exteriors, and the AMC-lobby-to-casino transformation with period lighting, signage, and tables that sell the Strip. Plus: the green-and-pink model home that’s gorgeous and suffocating, a nursery wallpaper rescue, and the message-board “misconnections” that quietly map a hidden community. Perfect listen if you love mid-century palettes, wallpaper stories, and design that moves character and camera.
Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Production Designer Kasra Farahani breaks down Fantastic Four’- First Steps's retro-futurist language: the Baxter Lab’s white-with-primaries palette, dimensional-printed mosaics, and a New York that’s two-thirds period, one-third future. We cover Yancy Street’s realism (40 storefronts), early-color playback graphics, and how the art department’s graphics threaded into marketing. Perfect for designers and cine-nerds hunting practical methods and color/finish logic.
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Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Class One of The Art of Influence opens with The Wizard of Oz—how Production Designer Cedric Gibbons and Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis built Oz from the ground up. I unpack the sepia-to-color switch, Munchkinland’s circular plan, the Yellow Brick Road as a story spine, Emerald City’s Art Deco vocabulary, the Wizard’s forced-perspective corridor, and why the sets still feel alive today. This episode is free; the full masterclass—covering MGM’s greatest builds and their ripple effect on modern film and TV—is available on my site.Keywords: Wizard of Oz, production design, set decoration, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, MGM, Technicolor, Emerald City, Yellow Brick Road, Munchkinland, classic Hollywood, film design, set decorator, art direction, film history, visual storytelling.
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Production Designer Scott Chambliss and Set Decorator Andrew Baseman take me inside the design of Kiss of the Spider Woman—a film that braids a raw prison drama with a full-blown MGM-style musical. We talk about building the cell in a shuttered Uruguay prison, why wooden beads beat crystal, and how a “second-tier” poster look became the perfect tone for the movie-within-the-movie. We get into the color arc (buttercream trims, a salmon pop bathroom), Aurora’s Hollywood-Regency suite with rented vellum pieces, a matte red nightclub designed as a dangerous dream, that Ziegfeld-scale drapery staircase, smart re-dress moves between sets, and a textured South American village inspired by classic MGM backlots. If you love production design, set decoration, and old-school stagecraft, this one’s a treat.
Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Production Designer Kelly Van Wagoner Hogan and Set Decorator Emily Dawson-Trent unpack how Wizards Beyond Waverly Place turns a tight multicam schedule into maximal, magical sets—glittering cave builds, a kinetic wizard lab, and Alex’s grown-up apartment that Selena Gomez called “so Alex.” We talk about overnight portals, clearance battles, and why balloons are both budget-friendly and terrifying.
🎬 Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Production Designer Kathrin Eder takes us inside the making of The Man in My Basement (Walter Mosley). We cover transforming Wales into 1994 Sag Harbor, building a house exterior in a swamp, staging interiors at Dragon Studios, and how a stained-glass front door became the set’s emotional center. Plus: a real-home-turned-quilt shop, Arts & Crafts details, UK prop-house treasure hunts, and subtle Moby-Dick/whaling references that root the story in place. Perfect for fans of production design, set decoration, and grounded period world-building.
🎬 Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
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Production Designer Brandon Tonner-Connolly and Set Decorator Tafv Sampson take us inside FX’s The Lowdown—a grounded Tulsa world built with real locations, a rebuilt diner, and a bookstore layered with 5,000 hand-picked titles and an apartment above it. We unpack color choices, hero props for investigative storytelling, and the small, invisible decisions that make the sets feel lived-in. Perfect for set decorators, production designers, art directors, and anyone who loves craft-driven TV design.
Topics: bookstore layout, apartment-over-shop, diner counter/booths, Tulsa ephemera, practical vs. VFX, color language, continuity, prop strategy, Easter eggs.
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🎬 Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.
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📩 Questions or collaboration? Contact Kim: kimwannop@decoratingpagespodcast.com🌐 Explore more episodes & merch: www.decoratingpagespodcast.com
🛍️ Support the Podcast with Merch!
Purchasing exclusive gear directly funds the show—keeping the interviews coming and spotlighting the unsung heroes of TV and film design.
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Step behind the camera and discover how legendary set design has shaped the very way we experience film! set decorator Kim Wannop counts down her top five most ICONIC films whose sets have transformed Hollywood — influencing genres, styles, and even future directors. Whether you're a film lover, student, or fascinated by behind-the-scenes movie magic, get ready to explore the spectacular stories behind cinematic classics like Sunset Boulevard, Marie Antoinette, King of Jazz, Destination Moon, and number 5 is a surprising one! Packed with insights, set decorating secrets, and inspiring visuals, this episode is a must-watch for anyone passionate about production design and movie history.
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Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.
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🎓 Learn Set DecoratingTake my Set Decorating Masterclass—15 audio lessons packed with insider tips for breaking into the film & TV industry. Includes FREE Quick Reference Template. Start here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/masterclass
🛍️ Shop My Designs on AmazonBrowse the Amazon store featuring gift ideas and products I personally designed: Here
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On Decorating Pages Podcast, Emmy-winning host Kim Wannop talks with Production Designer Jean-François Campeau about AppleTV+’s epic series Chief of War, starring Jason Momoa. From hand-lashed huts and carved canoes to sacred tiki sculptures and cliffside temples, Jean-François explains how the team honored Hawaiian culture while shooting across Hawaii and New Zealand. Hear how cultural blessings, natural lighting, and meticulous craftsmanship brought authenticity and scale to this groundbreaking production.
Perfect for fans of production design, set decoration, Hawaiian history, Jason Momoa, and epic filmmaking.
🎬 Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.
📲 Follow for daily design contentInstagram: @decoratingpagesTikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastYouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast
🎬 Explore More from Decorating PagesLove the behind-the-scenes world of TV + film design? Check out these exclusive resources curated by Kim Wannop, Emmy-winning Set Decorator and host of Decorating Pages Podcast:
🎓 Learn Set DecoratingTake my Set Decorating Masterclass—15 audio lessons packed with insider tips for breaking into the film & TV industry. Includes FREE Quick Reference Template. Start here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/masterclass
Step inside the haunting design of Eddington with Production Designer Elliott Hostetter. In this episode of Decorating Pages Podcast, host Kim Wannop explores how small-town New Mexico shaped the film’s unsettling world. Elliott reveals how abandoned restaurants became police stations, how Ari Aster personally designed the creepy dolls, and how clutter, hoarding, and character history shaped the sets.
Listeners will get behind-the-scenes details on:
Scouting Truth or Consequences, NM
Building layered, claustrophobic interiors
Designing Pedro Pascal’s home
Real-life inspired sheriff’s office details
Collaborating with Set Decorator Adam Willis
Perfect for fans of Ari Aster, Eddington, Pedro Pascal, and anyone fascinated by production design and set decoration.
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Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.
📲 Follow for daily design contentInstagram: @decoratingpagesTikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastYouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast
🎬 Explore More from Decorating PagesLove the behind-the-scenes world of TV + film design? Check out these exclusive resources curated by Kim Wannop, Emmy-winning Set Decorator and host of Decorating Pages Podcast:
🎓 Learn Set DecoratingTake my Set Decorating Masterclass—15 audio lessons packed with insider tips for breaking into the film & TV industry. Includes FREE Quick Reference Template. Start here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/masterclass
In this solo episode of Decorating Pages Podcast, Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop reveals her best tips for staying organized in the fast-paced world of film and TV production. From apps like Notability and Scriptation to Google filters, shared notes, and her favorite old-school notebooks, Kim shares the systems that actually save time and keep the art department aligned. Perfect for film students, aspiring designers, and anyone curious about the behind-the-scenes process of set decorating and production design.
🎬 Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.
📲 Follow for daily design contentInstagram: @decoratingpagesTikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastYouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast
🎬 Explore More from Decorating PagesLove the behind-the-scenes world of TV + film design? Check out these exclusive resources curated by Kim Wannop, Emmy-winning Set Decorator and host of Decorating Pages Podcast:
🎓 Learn Set DecoratingTake my Set Decorating Masterclass—15 audio lessons packed with insider tips for breaking into the film & TV industry. Includes FREE Quick Reference Template. Start here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/masterclass
📥 FREE Set Decorator Quick Reference TemplateSnag the free 18-page template I use on every project. Just sign up here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com
🛍️ Shop My Designs on AmazonBrowse the Amazon store featuring gift ideas and products I personally designed: Here
🎥 Shop the Looks from Your Favorite ShowsAs seen on The Good Place, Veep, Bones, Dexter & more—shop real Amazon items I sourced for set dressing: https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-ecaef66e?isPublicView=true
📺 Subscribe for More Design BreakdownsDon’t miss new episodes, production design breakdowns, and interviews with the pros who shape what you see on screen.➡️ Hit subscribe & turn on the bell!
Production Designer Beth Mickle joins Kim Wannop on Decorating Pages to reveal the artistry behind James Gunn’s Superman. From constructing 200+ glowing Fortress of Solitude crystals, to designing the Daily Planet with bold orange tones, to uncovering the Hall of Justice location—Beth gives an insider’s look at the craftsmanship, nostalgia, and innovation that shaped this iconic reboot.
Listeners will hear about Easter eggs hidden throughout Metropolis, the collaboration with Set Decorator Rosemary Brandenburg, and how design choices gave the film its timeless, emotional feel.
Perfect for fans of film design, Superman lore, and anyone who loves learning how production design brings stories to life.
🎬 Discover the Art of TV & Film Design with Decorating Pages Podcast
Hosted by Emmy-winning Set Decorator Kim Wannop, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of your favorite shows and movies. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the industry’s top production designers, set decorators, prop masters, and art department professionals, offering rare insight into the creative process of visual storytelling.
Whether you’re a film and TV fan, aspiring designer, or entertainment industry pro, Decorating Pages Podcast is your backstage pass to the world of production design. Learn how sets are built, stories are shaped visually, and characters come to life—one episode at a time.
🔔 Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio so you never miss an episode.
📲 Follow for daily design contentInstagram: @decoratingpagesTikTok: @decoratingpagespodcastYouTube: Decorating Pages Podcast
🎬 Explore More from Decorating PagesLove the behind-the-scenes world of TV + film design? Check out these exclusive resources curated by Kim Wannop, Emmy-winning Set Decorator and host of Decorating Pages Podcast:
🎓 Learn Set DecoratingTake my Set Decorating Masterclass—15 audio lessons packed with insider tips for breaking into the film & TV industry. Includes FREE Quick Reference Template. Start here: https://www.decoratingpagespodcast.com/masterclass